00:00On its website, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation says they mobilize private capital to advance U.S. foreign
00:07policy and economic development around the world.
00:11On Tuesday, Prime Minister Khamenei Pesad-Besessa and her delegation of government ministers met with a delegation led by U
00:18.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Feinstein,
00:21which included U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Chief Policy Officer Caroline Vick.
00:28U.S. charge d'affaires Philip Kuhn also attended the meeting which took place at the Diplomatic Center in St.
00:35Anne's.
00:36On the social media platform X, the Prime Minister said she welcomed the high-level delegation from the United States
00:41for productive discussions aimed at further strengthening the long-standing relationship between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
00:49The Prime Minister said their meeting reaffirmed the strong and enduring partnership between our two countries focused on advancing cooperation
00:57in areas of mutual interest, including investment, economic development, and regional collaboration.
01:02In its statement on X about the meeting, the U.S. Embassy said it reaffirmed the strong U.S.-Trinidad and
01:08Tobago partnership and advanced cooperation on shared priorities, including security, trade, and regional stability.
01:16The recently appointed charge d'affaires spoke about that partnership during an event that commemorated the 250th independence of the
01:25U.S., which took place at the Hyatt Regency on Friday.
01:28Our shared conviction looks like trade that reaches into ordinary homes.
01:33In 2025, goods traded between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago reached over $5.8 billion.
01:41Behind that number are oil workers in the South, petrochemical workers, operators at Point Lisa's, fishermen in Mayora, hotel workers
01:50in Tobago, and farmers whose livelihood depend on the strength of what our two nations have built together, as do
01:56American farmers, steel workers, and consumers on the other end of that chain.
02:02And then there was this announcement, which the Prime Minister had also spoken about at the event.
02:07The Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago approved memorandums of understanding with three American companies, Pinnacle Steel and Vanadium, Curlew Midstream,
02:18and Hummingbird AI.
02:20These agreements create a framework for over $2 billion in investment and hundreds of jobs in the Point Lisa's industrial
02:32estate.
02:38These local investments show exactly what this partnership can deliver.
02:43The Miami Herald has reported that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is expanding its reach in the Caribbean,
02:49where, according to the Herald,
02:51the DFC is hoping to soon begin reviewing proposals to boost energy and improve infrastructure, such as seaports and airports.
02:58The Miami Herald reported that the scheduled DFC visit to Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Antigua and Barbuda started on
03:06Monday,
03:07and they will meet with government officials and private sector leaders to better understand countries' investment priorities.
03:15Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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